Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his second annual youth football camp at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl and a handful of other professional football player, played in a 7-on-7 football tournament.
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Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, right, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Here he is working with some of the smaller kids who were trying to bring him down. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m.. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, right, is holding his second...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his second annual youth football camp at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl and a handful of other professional football player, played in a 7-on-7 football tournament.
Photo taken:
Randy Edwards/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, right, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Here he is working with some of the smaller kids who were trying to bring him down. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m.. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks' Earl Thomas in action against the San Francisco 49ers in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Earl Thomas III laughs as he rides in Saturday's parade. Orange held its annual Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, with Seattle Seahawks safety and Orange native Earl Thomas III riding as a guest of honor. After the parade, Mayor Jimmy Sims presented a proclamation making February 22 the city's official Earl Thomas III Day.
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Jake Daniels/@JakeD_in_SETX
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Earl Thomas III laughs as he rides in Saturday's parade. Orange...

Earl Thomas III, right, gives a University of Texas Longhorns sign while Orange Mayor Jimmy Sims reads a proclamation making February 22 into Earl Thomas III day. Orange held its annual Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, with Seattle Seahawks safety and Orange native Earl Thomas III riding as a guest of honor. After the parade, Mayor Jimmy Sims presented a proclamation making February 22 the city's official Earl Thomas III Day.
Photo taken Saturday, 2/22/14
Jake Daniels/@JakeD_in_SETX
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Earl Thomas III, right, gives a University of Texas Longhorns sign...

Earl Thomas III and his driver stop during the parade to sign the shirts of fans Michael and Judy Novak. Orange held its annual Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, with Seattle Seahawks safety and Orange native Earl Thomas III riding as a guest of honor. After the parade, Mayor Jimmy Sims presented a proclamation making February 22 the city's official Earl Thomas III Day.
Photo taken Saturday, 2/22/14
Jake Daniels/@JakeD_in_SETX
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Seattle Seahawks' Earl Thomas (29) enters the field before the first half of the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle. The Seahawks won the game 23-17. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) and cornerback Byron Maxwell (41) jump for a pass that was caught by New Orleans Saints wide receiver Robert Meachem (17) during the fourth quarter of an NFC divisional playoff game in Seattle.. The Seahawks won 23-15. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) and cornerback Byron...

Richard Sherman, left, and Earl Thomas, right, warm up during Earl Thomas III second annual football camp 7-on7 football game at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013.
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Earl Thomas, right, talks with teammates during Earl Thomas III second annual football camp 7-on7 football game at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013.
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Earl Thomas, right, talks with teammates during Earl Thomas III...

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Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his second annual youth football camp at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl and a handful of other professional football player, played in a 7-on-7 football tournament.
Photo taken:
Randy Edwards/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas held the second day of his...

Earl Thomas runs toward the ball on a defensive play during Earl Thomas III second annual football camp 7-on7 football game at West Orange-Stark High School on Saturday, June 29, 2013.
Photo taken:
Randy Edwards/The Enterprise
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Earl Thomas runs toward the ball on a defensive play during Earl...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, right, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Here he is working with some of the smaller kids. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m.. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, right, is holding his second...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, center, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m. Here he encourages the kids to run faster to their drill stations. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, center, is holding his second...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, center, who is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week, tosses a ball to one of the older kids who were doing warm-up exercises. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m. Here he encourages the kids to run faster to their drill stations. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, center, who is holding his...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, left, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Here he is working with some of the smaller kids. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m.. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, left, is holding his second...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, back right, is holding his second annual youth football camp on Friday and Saturday of this week. Here he is working with Cameron Scales, left, who needed a bit of encouragement as he tried to peddle his way through a steel grid designed for feet drills. Friday's camp ran from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at West Orange-Stark High School. On Saturday, in addition to the workout for kids, adult teams, including one with Earl, will play in a 7-on-7 football tournament beginning a 1 p.m.. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
Photo: Randy Edwards

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, back right, is holding his...

NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his football camp at West Orange-Stark High School in West Orange, Saturday, July 7, 2012.Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise
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NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his...

NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his football camp at West Orange-Stark High School in West Orange, Saturday, July 7, 2012.Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise
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NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his...

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas celebrates as he returns an interception for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Toronto. The Seahawks won 50-17. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
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Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas celebrates as he returns an...

NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his football camp at West Orange-Stark High School in West Orange, Saturday, July 7, 2012.Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise
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NFL player, Earl Thomas attends a special presentation at his...

Earl Thomas, right, of the Seattle Seahawks, greets the kids at the start of his camp Friday morning. The Earl V. Thomas III Football Skill Camp started Friday July 6, 2012 and includes Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. and going till noon at West Orange-Stark High School. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Earl Thomas, right, of the Seattle Seahawks, greets the kids at the...

West Orange-Stark graduate Earl Thomas became the highest-paid NFL safety, in terms of average salary, on Monday after signing a new long-term contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

Thomas' new deal will pay him $40 million in base salary over four years with a $27.725 million guarantee.

While the 24-year-old Super Bowl champion's professional success continues an upward trend, so does his generosity.

In January 2012, Thomas - a Willie Ray Smith Award winner and All-American with the University of Texas - helped his mother, Debbie, retire.

On Monday evening, Debbie Thomas said she was trying to book a flight out of Southeast Texas to Seattle to see her son after he inked his new contract.

Through his continued kindness, Thomas has single-handedly made Seahawks fans out of people in his hometown, some 2,400 miles away from Seattle.

Thomas, who was signed last year to be a representative of Nike's Jordan Brand, donated new Air Jordan shoes to the West Orange-Stark basketball team this past February.

This June will mark the third year he has put on a free football camp at his old high school for area athletes.

"You remember your roots," Thomas wrote on his personal blog earlier this year after launching his Guardian Angel Foundation in Orange. "You pass by those baseball and football fields that used to look so big, but now look so small. You remember those moments when you were a little kid, and how good it felt just to be out there with your dad throwing you the ball in whatever sport you were playing. My dad had me and my brother backpedaling at six and seven years old for football. He also made us a makeshift batting cage so that we could practice hitting for baseball. We didn't have a lot of money, but we made it work no matter what."

Thomas credits his professional and personal achievements to having "heart and determination."

"I want to have an impact and leave my mark," he wrote in his blog. "It's cool that when people think about Orange, Texas, they think about me. Being that type of representative of my hometown means everything.

"I want to do everything in my power to help keep Orange strong, and my name strong."